上学期期末考试高二英语试卷(含答案)

2013-2014学年上学期期末考试高二英语试卷一、听力（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）第一节、听下面5段材料。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读一遍。

1.Howlongisthebankopeneveryday?

A.Fivehours.B.Eighthours.C.Ninehours.

2.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Nobodycanhelpherwithherreading.

B.Thenewlibrariancanhelptofindagooddictionary.

C.Thelibrarianmaybeofsomehelptothewoman.

3.What’stheweatherlikenow?

A.It’scloudy.B.It’sraining.C.It’ssnowing.

4.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheman’sEnglish?

A.Betterandbetter.B.Worseandworse.C.Fasterandfaster.

5.Whatdidthemanlike?

A.Oranges.B.Apples.C.Pears.

第二节、听下面5段材料。从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段材料读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthewoman’shouse.B.Attheman’soffice.C.Inabar.

7.Whatdoesthemanenjoy?

A.Blackcoffee.B.Redwine.C.Milkwithcoffee.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesMrLicomeherefor?

A.Hehascomeheretoseehisfriend.

B.HehascomeheretoseeMissWang.

C.Hehascomeheretolookforajob.

9.WhatdidMrLidoinNewYork?

A.Hewasaworkerinafactory.

B.Hewasastudentthere.

C.Heworkedinahotelasacook.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WheredidSuespendthenightsinthecountry?

A.Inafarmhouse.B.Intheopen.C.Atahotel.

11.Whatwastheweatherlikeinthecountry?

A.Itsnowedalot.

B.Itrainednearlyeveryday.

C.Therewaslotsofsunshine.

12.WhatdidSuethinkofthepeopleinthecountry?

A.Theyweretall.B.Theywerestrange.C.Theywerefriendly.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WherearethetwospeakersgoingthisSunday?

A.Toafriend’sdinnerparty.

B.Toafriend’sbirthdayparty.

C.Toafriend’swedding.

14.Themandoesn’tthinkit________tobringapresent.

A.pleasantB.necessaryC.proper

15.Whatpresenthavetheydecidedtobring?

A.Chinesetea.B.Chinesedish.C.Toysforthechildren.

16.Howwilltheygettheirpresentready?

A.Bycookingonebythemselves.

B.Byorderingonefromarestaurant.

C.Bybuyingoneinasupermarket.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhataretheygoingtodoonSaturdayafternoon?

A.Theyaregoingtoridebicycles.

B.Theyaregoingtodosomeexercise.

C.Theyaregoingtoruninthemountain.

18.WhatistheprogramonSaturdayeveningabout?

A.Abaseballplayer.B.Watersports.C.AcityinAmerica.

19.WhenwilltheexerciseonSundaybegin?

A.7:30am.B.9:00amC.8:30am.

20.WhenisthelunchonSaturdayandonSunday?

A.At12:00onSaturday;at12:30onSunday.

B.At1:00onSaturday;at1:30onSunday.

C.At11:30onSaturday;at1:30onSunday.二单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.–Wouldyoutakethisalongtotheofficeforme?--_________.A.WithpleasureB.That’srightC.NevermindD.No,thanks22.Lucy_______timetogotothelibrarysinceshegothernewjob.A.didn’thaveB.hasn’thadC.doesn’thaveD.hadn’thad23.Lastweek,Johnboughtacamera,_______ispopularwithyoungpeople.A.whoB.whoseC.whichD.that24.–Excuseme.IsthistherightwaytotheSummerPalace?--Sorry.I’mnotsure.Butit_______be.A.willB.mightC.mustD.shall25.Ithinkyouropinionsaboutlifewillchange_______yougetolder.A.asB.thoughC.unlessD.whenever26.Ihaven’tseenLiHuarecently.Iwonder_______hegetsalongwellwithhisEnglishstudy.A.howB.thatC.ifD.what27.Sincemuchoftheinformationinthisbookis_______,you’dbetterchooseanotherone.A.outofsightB.outoforderC.outofworkD.outofdate28.Hedroveslowlyontheroad,_______thequietoftheevening.A.enjoyingB.havingenjoyedC.enjoyedD.toenjoy29–Willitraintoday?--_______.Itissocloudytoday.A.ThatdependsB.IguessnotC.Idon’tthinksoD.I’mafraidso30.Ournewteacherissoyoungthatshehasno_______overtheclass.A.powerB.energyC.strengthD.control31.Tomdidn’tseetheUFOatall.Hesimply_______thestory.A.putupB.turnedupC.madeupD.broughtup32.Idon’tunderstandart,Istillfindthepaintingbeautiful.A.UnlessB.ThoughC.UntilD.If33.Iborrowedabook________byJ.KRowlingfromthelibrarylastweek.A.writtenB.waswrittenC.towriteD.writing34.Wefind________importantandnecessarytolearnaforeignlanguage.A.itB.thisC.thatD.them35.Thetallbuildingcaughtfirelastnight._______,thefirefightersputitoutwithinanhour.A.UsuallyB.PossiblyC.FortunatelyD.Especially

三完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

36.A.Therefore

B.However

C.Thus

D.Otherwise37.A.answering

B.preparing

C.

looking

D.calling

38.A.friend

B.

family

C.book

D.bag

39.A.clean

B.dirty

C.full

D.empty

40.A.shop

B.gift

C.girl

D.lady

41.A.getup

B.comeup

C.giveup

D.makeup

42.A.shaking

B.puzzling

C.crying

D.relaxing

43.A.for

B.with

C.by

D.in44.A.anywhere

B.somewhere

C.everywhere

D.nowhere

45.A.But

B.Or

C.As

D.So

46.A.missed

B.disappointed

C.dismissed

D.lost47.A.smile

B.hope

C.honesty

D.worry48.A.it

B.which

C.that

D.what49.A.sendfor

B.waitfor

C.lookafter

D.callon

50.A.book

B.money

C.card

D.toy四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AMr.Hadleywasmy6thgradeteacher.AtthattimeIwasashortgirlweighing70kilograms.Boysalwayslaughedatmebecauseofit.SoIbecameanextremelyshyyounglady.OnedayMr.Hadleytoldusthatwewouldberequiredtocometothefrontoftheclassandreadthereportsthatwehadcompleted.Whenmyturncame,Irefusedtostandinfrontofallthosestudentsandopenuptotheirtricks.Mr.Hadleyhandedmemyreportandaskedmetoreadit.Igaveitbacktohim.Hewalkedtothefrontandsaid,“MarthahasaverygoodreporthereandIthinkeveryoneneedstohearherreadit.Ifyoumakestrangenoisesormakefunofherinanyway,Iwillletyoufailrighthereandnow.OK?”Mr.Hadleywalkedbacktomeandhandedmethepaperagain,askingmetogotothefrontoftheclass.IwalkedthereonlegsthatwereshakingandIfeltarabbitinmychest.Everyonewasallquiet,includingthoseboys.Istoodtheretryingtobecalm.Mr.Hadleywalkedovertomeandputhisarmaroundme,“Youcandoit.Ihaveconfidenceinyou!”Hiswordshelpedmecalmdown.Ireadthereportandinsteadofthekidslaughingatmeandmakingfunofme,theyallstoodupandclappedtheirhands.Fromthatdayonthekidsnevermadefunofmeanymoreandsomeactuallymadefriendswithme.IcontinuedtobequiteshyallthroughschoolbutIknewifIhadtostandupinfrontoftheclass,Icoulddoit.51.Marthafeltextremelyshybecauseofher.A.studyB.ageC.appearanceD.beauty52.Martharefusedtoreadherreportinfrontoftheclassbecause.A.shedidn’tliketheteacherofthe6thgradeB.sheknewherreportwasnotgoodC.theteacherwouldn’tlistentoherD.shewasafraidofbeinglaughedat53.HowdidMarthafeelwhenshecametothefronttoreadherreport?A.CuriousB.ExcitedC.NervousD.Angry54.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A.Martha’sreportwaswellwrittenB.MarthahadarabbitasherpetC.Marthawasagood-lookinggirlD.theteacherhelpedMarthawithherreport55.Mr.HadleyhelpedMarthagain.A.satisfactionB.self-confidenceC.humorD.happinessBTheNewYorkPublicLibrary,intheheartofthecityat42ndStreetand5thAvenue,mayhavetocloseitsdoors.ThelibraryisoneofNewYork’smostbeautifulandvaluablebuildings.Eventhoughitisinthebusiestpartofthecity,ithasgrassandtreesaroundit,andbenchesforpeopletositon.EvenmoreunusualincrowdedNewYork,itsroomsareverylarge.TheroofoftheMainReadingRoomis51feethigh.Here,areadercansitandworkincomfort.Thelibraryhasoverthirtymillionbooksandpaintings.ItownsoneofthefirstcopiesofaShakespeare’splay,aBibleprintedinthe15thcentury,andaletterwrittenbyColumbusinwhichhetellsoffindingthenewworld.EveryNewYorkercanvisitthelibraryanduseitsriches--free.Butthecostofrunningthelibraryhasrisensharplyinrecentyears,andthelibraryhasnotenoughmoneytocontinueitswork.Inthepast,itwasopeneveryday.NowitisclosedonSaturdaysandSundaysandeveryeveningtosavemoney.Thelibraryistryingtoraisemoremoneytomeetitsincreasingcost.Well-knownwritersandartistsaretryingtohelp.Soaretheuniversities,whosestudentsusethelibrary,andthegovernmentofNewYorkCity.Buttheproblemremainsserious.Yetawaymustbefoundtosavethelibrarybecause,asonewritersaid,“ThePublicLibraryisthemostimportantbuildinginNewYorkCity--itcontainsallourknowledge.”56.WhereistheNewYorkPublicLibrary?A.OutsideNewYork.B.Inthenorthofthecity.C.InthebusiestpartofNewYork.D.Intheheartofauniversity.57.Whatcanbefoundinthelibrary?A.ABiblereadbyColumbus.B.AllthecopiesofShakespeare’splays.C.Morethanfortymillionpaintings.D.Aletteraboutfindingthenewworld.58.Theperiodswhenthelibraryisopennowinclude_______.A.TuesdayeveningB.SundaymorningC.SaturdayafternoonD.Mondaymorning59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A,Savingalibrary.B.Repairinganoldbuilding.C.Buildinganewlibrary.D.Readingincomfort.60.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE？A.Thelibraryhasgrassandtreesinit.B.NewYorkersdon’thavetopaytousethelibrary.C.Famouswritersdon’thavetopaytousethelibrary.D.Themainreadingroomofthelibraryis15feethigh.CIfyouasksomeonewhyheorshewearsclothes,theanswerwillprobablybe"tokeepwarmandtocovermybody".Thesearethebasicreasonswhyclothesareworn,butpeoplealsowanttolookattractiveandappearsuccessfultoothers.

Ifpeopleonlyworeclothesforwarmthandtocovertheirbodies,mostclotheswouldbesimpleandcheap.InmostWesterncountries,however,clothesaresometimesveryexpensive.Themainreasonforthisisnotthecostoftheclothorthecostofmakingtheclothes.Theclothesareexpensivebecauseoffashion（时尚）.

Successfulbusinessmen,forexample,oftenwearveryexpensivesuits,shirtsandties.Sometimestheypaythousandsofdollarsforasuitandhundredsofdollarsforatie.It’sjustasuitandatiebuttheypaythesepricesbecauseofthefamousnameofthedesigner.Asuitcostingmuchlesswouldbejustaswarmandwouldcoverthewearer'sbodyjustaswell.

Fashionisalwayschanging,whichmeansthosewhowanttobefashionablehavetobuynewclotheseveryfewmonths,eveniflastmonth'sclotheshaveonlybeenwornonceortwice.Somepeoplehavewardrobesfullofclothesthathavehardlybeenwornbutarenolongerinfashion.Beingfashionable,therefore,canbeaveryexpensivepastime(消遣)!61.Whatdopeoplebasicallywearclothesfor?A.Lookingattractivetoothers.B.Followingthefashion.C.Appearingsuccessfultoothers.D.Keepingwarmandcoveringbodies.62.Themainreasonwhyclothesaresometimesveryexpensiveisthat_______.A.onehastobuynewclothesB.theseclothesareinfashionC.thecostoftheclothishighD.makingclothescostsmuch63.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.expensiveclothesarenotworththeirpricesB.fashionisnotalwayschangingC.expensiveclothesarewarmerD.fashiondesignerslikeexpensiveclothes64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wardrobes”inParagraph4mean?A.Fashionableclothesshops.B.Theclothesthatsomepeoplehave.C.Cupboardsforstoringclothes.D.Shelvesusedforkeepingbooks.65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Suitsandties.B.Clothesandfashion.C.Beautyandsuccess.D.Costandpastime.DWhenIwas16yearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn’tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostofEnglishchildren,IlearnedFrenchatschool.AndIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn’tunderstandEnglish.WhenIwenttoAmericaIwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguageproblems.HowstrongIwas!Themisunderstandingbeganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyfriendRoseacallandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelp.“Yes,”Isaid,“Iwanttogivemyfriendaring.”“Well,that’snice,”hesaid,“Areyougettingmarried,youngman？Butaren’tyouabityoung?“I’mnottalkingaboutmarriage,”Ireplied,“IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI’vearrived.Canyoutellmewhereisaphonebox?”“Oh!”hesaid,“There’saphonedownstairs.”Whenatlastwemet,Roseexplainedthemisunderstandingtome.“Don’tworry,”shesaidtome,“Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromtheBritish.Youwillsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother.”66.Wherewasthewriterfrom?A.AmericaB.EnglandC.FranceD.China67.Attheairport,thewriterwanted________.A.totellRosehisarrivalB.hisfriendtoseehimoffC.tomakefriendswithRoseD.togotothetelephonecompany68.Atfirst,theoldmanthoughtthewriterwishedto________.A.makeaphonecallB.sellaringC.getmarriedD.repairaphone69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.TheFrenchB.TheAmericansC.TheBritishD.TheCanadians70.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AmericanEnglishiscompletelydifferentfromBritishEnglish.B.Britishpeopledon’thaveanylanguageproblemsintheUS.C.MostofFrenchchildrenarerequiredtolearnEnglishatschool.D.BritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachothermostof